Visitors to Ukraine must obtain a visa from one of the Ukrainian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain an e-Visa.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption Ordinary passports Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Ukraine without a visa for the following period:
90 days
90 days within any 180 days All European Union member states
ID*
ID
90 days within any 6 months
30 days
30 days within any 60 days
14 days
ID - May enter with an ID card in lieu of a passport. ID* - May enter with an ID card if arriving directly from Georgia.
Date of visa changesCitizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have never required a visa to enter Ukraine. 20 December 1979 (signed as USSR): Mongolia 1 July 2005: United StatesAbout establishment of a visa-free regime for citizens of the United States of America (in Ukrainian) 1 August 2005: CanadaAbout establishment of a visa-free regime for citizens of Canada and JapanAbout establishment of a visa-free regime for citizens of Japan (in Ukrainian) 1 September 2005: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United KingdomAbout establishment of a visa-free regime for citizens of member states of the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein (in Ukrainian) 1 January 2006: Andorra, Iceland, Monaco, Norway, San Marino and Vatican CityAbout establishment of a visa-free regime for citizens of the Principality of Andorra, State city of Vatican, Republic Iceland, Principality of Monaco, Kingdom of Norway and Republic of San Marino (in Ukrainian) 24 June 2006: South KoreaUnder the Agreement (exchange of notes) between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the abolition of payment of visas for citizens of the two countries and visa-free entry citizens of the Republic of Korea in Ukraine for up to 90 days on 25 May 2006 1 January 2008: Bulgaria and RomaniaAbout addition of the appendix 4 to Rules of entrance of foreigners and persons without citizenship to Ukraine, their departure from Ukraine and transit through her territory (in Ukrainian) 28 May 2009: ParaguayAgreement between the Cabinet of Ukraine and Government of the Republic of Paraguay on visa abolition 24 October 2010: MontenegroAgreement between the Cabinet of Ukraine and Government of Montenegro on mutual trips of citizens (in Ukrainian) 3 November 2010: Hong KongAgreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the government of the Special Administrative Hong Kong People's Republic Of China on mutual abolition of visa requirements (in Ukrainian) 9 February 2011: IsraelAgreement between the Cabinet of Ukraine and the Government The State of Israel about refusal of visa requirements for persons who use passports of the citizen or service passports of Ukraine but State of Israel (in Ukrainian) 2 October 2011: ArgentinaAgreement between the Government of Ukraine and Government of the Argentine Republic on visa abolition (in Ukrainian) 2 November 2011: BruneiAgreement (in the form of exchange of notes) between the Cabinet of Ukraine and the Government To its Majesty of Sultan and Young D_-Pertuana to Brunei To Darussalam about mutual visa abolition for citizens, what use passports for trip abroad (in Ukrainian) 27 November 2011: Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 December 2011: SerbiaPrevious visa-free agreement under different terms was applied in period 1990-2011 (was signed between USSR and Yugoslavia).Agreement between the Cabinet of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic Serbia on refusal of visa requirements for citizens (in Ukrainian) 30 December 2011: Brazil 1 June 2012: CroatiaAbout establishment of a visa-free regime for citizens of the Republic of Croatia (in Ukrainian) 1 August 2012: TurkeyAgreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Turkish Republic on conditions of mutual trips of citizens (in Ukrainian) 16 August 2013: PanamaAgreement between the Cabinet of Ukraine and Government of the Republic of Panama on visa abolition (in Ukrainian) 21 October 2015: ChileAgreement between the Government of Ukraine and Government of the Republic of Chile on conditions of mutual trips of citizens (in Ukrainian) 27 January 2017: Saint Kitts and NevisДепартамент консульської служби МЗС України (Consular Department of MFA of Ukraine) - Facebook 1 April 2017: Albania 31 December 2017: United Arab Emirates 29 June 2018: Antigua and Barbuda 2 November 2018: Qatar 15 February 2019: Uruguay 13 November 2019: DominicaVisa-free regime between Ukraine and Dominica to be launched on November 13 22 December 2019: North MacedoniaPrevious visa-free agreements were applied in period 1990-2010 (was signed between USSR and Yugoslavia) and from 27 August 2010 to 22 December 2019 (Without a voucher from 15 August 2012 to 15 March 2020) About temporary introduction of a visa-free regime for citizens of the Republic of Macedonia from 15 August 2012 to 15 March 2013 (in Ukrainian) About temporary introduction of a visa-free regime for citizens of the Republic of Macedonia from 16 March 2013 to 15 March 2015 Спрощення візового режиму з Республікою Македонія Simplification of the visa regime with the Republic of Macedonia President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on the temporary introduction of a visa-free regime for the citizens of North Macedonia when entering or transiting Ukraine from 16 March 2019 to 15 March 2020.Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia on the conditions of mutual trips of citizens (in Ukrainian) 30 January 2020: United Kingdom (temporary visa exemption) 12 February 2020: Marshall Islands 2 April 2020: Ecuador 17 April 2020: Colombia 1 August 2020: Australia, Bahrain, China (temporary visa exemption), Kuwait, Macao (temporary visa exemption), New Zealand, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan (temporary visa exemption) 1 March 2021: GrenadaVisa-free regime between Ukraine and Grenada to take effect on March 1 7 April 2021: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19 April 2025: Mauritius
Cancelled: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (was resumed in 2005) Vietnam: 6 December 1993Was applied under the Agreement between USSR and Vietnam on 15 July 1981 Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on mutual visa-free trips of citizens on 21 October 1993 Cuba: 23 May 1996Was applied under the Agreement between USSR and Cuba on 10 January 1985 Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Cuba about conditions of mutual trips of citizens on 20 May 1995 Turkmenistan: 19 June 1999 Czech Republic and Slovakia: 28 June 2000Oznámenie Ministerstva zahraničných vecí Slovenskej republiky (was resumed in 2005) Bulgaria: 1 October 2001Украина и Болгария намерены упростить визовый режим (was resumed in 2008) Hungary: 1 November 2001 (was resumed in 2005) Bosnia and Herzegovina: 13 March 2002Was applied under the Agreement between USSR and Yugoslavia on 31 October 1989 Agreement on mutual travel of citizens between Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2002 (in the form of an exchange of notes) (was resumed in 2011) Poland: 1 October 2003 (was resumed in 2005) Romania: 16 July 2004 (was resumed in 2008) North Korea: 10 October 2016Diplomatic note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine China, Macao and Taiwan: 31 January 2021 (was applied from 1 August 2020 as a temporary visa exemption) Russia: 1 July 2022
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) In August 2024, Ukraine announced the launch of its own Electronic Travel Authorization for visa-exempt countries.В Апараті РНБО України розглянули питання контролю в'їзду в Україну іноземних громадян
Non-ordinary passports In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Cambodia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Morocco, Peru, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Vietnam and holders of diplomatic passports of India and Mexico may enter Ukraine without a visa.
Future changes Ukraine has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet been ratified:
Country Passports Agreement signed on Ordinary 29 June 2022 Ordinary 8 November 2019
Electronic visa (e-Visa) Ukraine introduced an e-Visa on 4 April 2018.
An e-Visa may be obtained by civil servants, foreign correspondents or media representatives for a business or working trip to Ukraine, which covers the spheres of culture, science, education and sports. In addition, an e-Visa may be obtained by citizens who want to visit the country for private, tourist or medical purposes.
The cost of an e-Visa is USD 20 for single-entry visa and USD 30 for double-entry visa with decision within 3 business days. Urgent visa processing is available for double visa fee (USD 40 / 60) and decision within 1 business day.
Ukraine resumed issuing e-Visas on 19 February 2025 after it was suspended in 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has resumed issuing e-Visas for foreigners (in Ukrainian).
Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain an e-Visa for 30 days:
ASEAN member states (except Brunei and Vietnam)
Conflict area Crimea, including Sevastopol, and parts of Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Luhansk, Mykokaiv, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions are currently illegally occupied by Russia due to the Russo-Ukrainian War.
The Government of Ukraine strictly prohibits the entry and transit of foreign citizens to the occupied territories. Foreign citizens who entered the occupied territories without permission will be denied entry and transit to Ukraine. However, all this does not apply to citizens of Ukraine.
On 4 June 2015, the Government of Ukraine has adopted the resolution No. 367 "About the statement of the Order of entrance on temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and departure from the territory". According to the document, entrance of foreigners and persons without citizenship on temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and departure from the territory is carried out through checkpoints according to passport documents and the special permission given by territorial authority, which, however, is not issued to regular visitors.
Fingerprinting
Ukraine introduced a biometric control (fingerprints, digital photo) at border crossings for citizens of the following 70 countries and territories on 1 January 2018: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Russia-related restrictions On 1 July 2022, Ukraine introduced a unilateral visa regime with Russia. Russia did not introduce a visa regime with Ukraine.